Steam Client Update Released

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

General

• Fixed error "Invalid Depot Config" while updating a game owned by multiple users on the same computer
  
• Improve voice chat protocol for multiple sessions
  
• Fixed "flushconfig" causing Steam to forget non-standard game install folders
  
• Fixed slow game startup when the game has many "deleted" files in the Steam Cloud
  
• Added preliminary support for games using the Mantle graphics API
  

Big Picture

• Added ability to set the search provider used when entering text into the Web Browsers url bar, under the Interface area in Options.
  
• Fixed a bug where known controller bindings would sometimes not be communicated to the game when Steam started in Big Picture mode
  

Steam Music Player

• Fixed saving out 'Media Keys enabled' on Windows
  
• Removed the setting for enabling media keys for OS X and Linux, because it is not available on these platforms
  
• Scanning for new music only on complete downloads, reducing the numbers of scans
  
• Fixed Settings > Interface > Set Taskbar Preferences
  
• Made usage of media keys optional, default is off
  
• Added plus button next to Album/Artist button to make it easier to add music
  
• Music scanner includes soundtracks in game directories containing "Sound Track" as name
  
• Fixed rare case of accidental grabbing focus on startup in 2' UI
  

In-Home Streaming

• Fixed gradual framerate drop over time
  
• Fixed not being able to stream if you copy a Steam installation to another computer
  

Linux

• Fixed gamepad entry repeating quickly when running under a locale that doesn't use the decimal point character for floating point numbers
  
• Changed Steam Cloud file paths to be preserve case instead of converting to lowercase. This will not retroactively affect files already synced to the cloud.
  
• Added default controller bindings for Xbox One controllers
  

Steam Client Update Released

(UPDATE: This update was re-released on Sep 29 to fix a crash issue with AMD Athlon XP and similar CPUs that do not support SSE2.)

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

Steam Music Player

• The Steam Music Player feature is now available for everyone, making it easy to listen to your music collection while you play games on Steam. For more information, visit Steam News. For product support, visit Steam Support.
  

General

• Added display of friends’ nicknames to notifications
  
• Added support for Family View recovery email address in Big Picture mode
  
• Added "I forgot my PIN" link to Family View unlock dialogs if a recovery email has been set
  
• Simplified the user interface of the main window
  
• Reduced energy usage when running in the background
  
• Fixed installing games using “-applaunch” or “steam://install” commands
  
• Fixed some cases where invalid URL strings would be parsed as URLs in chats
  
• Fixed some issues with Unicode handling inside links in chat
  
• Fixed regression that prevented public sharing of screenshots of non-Steam games
  
• Fixed install from retail disk for games with more than 4 DVDs, to use the data from all disks
  
• Fixed game banners not appearing in grid view while in offline mode
  
• Fixed hang in grid view when hitting enter with no game selected
  
• Fixed warning sound playing when unlocking Family View in desktop mode
  
• Fixed permissions issue preventing developers from uploading Workshop items to an app using the ISteamUGC interface, if they only had an auto-grant license for the app
  

In-Home Streaming

• Improved AMD hardware encoding quality
  
• Updated Streaming audio from Linux to use the default pulse audio sink if none is running at the time streaming starts
  
• Fixed rare crash with windowed game capture
  
• Fixed regression preventing Big Picture mode from responding after streaming a game
  
• Fixed regression preventing streaming to NVIDIA Shield
  

Windows

• Added support for additional caching of proxy auto-discovery results and better background detection of broken networks where auto-discovery fails and takes a long time to timeout
  
• Fixed failing to draw Web views into games that run as the elevated user when Steam wasn't also elevated
  

Mac OS X

• Updated some common user interface elements for Retina displays
  

Linux

• Fixed keyboard input for non-Latin languages in the Web view
  

Now it’s easy to listen to your music collection while you play games on Steam.

Point Steam to the MP3s on your computer, then browse your collection of albums and artists. You’ll also find your Steam Soundtracks DLC in your Steam Music library when the associated base game is installed. Listen to albums, queue up mixes, and create playlists you love, right in your Steam library. Best of all, it’s all available right within the Steam Overlay, so you can control playback without leaving your game. The Steam Music library and player consist of all the basics you need to enjoy your music without switching tasks.

To celebrate the release of the Steam Music, the following Valve soundtracks DLC are now available for free to those who own the related base games and documentary. In addition, the following Valve games are on sale for 75% off.*

75% off Half-Life | Free Soundtrack DLC
75% off Half-Life Two | Free Soundtrack DLC
75% off Half-Life Two: Episode One | Free Soundtrack DLC
75% off Half-Life Two: Episode Two | Free Soundtrack DLC
75% off Portal | Free Soundtrack DLC
75% off Portal 2 | Free Soundtrack DLC
Free to Play | Free Soundtrack DLC

Check the Steam Store for additional soundtracks to your favorite games.

We’d love to hear your feedback, feature requests, and ideas for where Steam Music should go next. Stay tuned, as we plan to add more features so you can experience Steam music in new ways. We’re just getting started.

*Offer ends October 1st at 10AM Pacific Time

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

General

• Fixed some password entry fields being too short for existing passwords
  
• Fixed games being installed to a different Steam Library folder than was indicated in the UI
  
• Fixed trade links causing Steam web views to become unresponsive
  
• Fixed incorrect scrollbar skins sometimes appearing in web views
  
• Fixed blurry text in web views under Windows
  
• Fixed a client hang when viewing a Library page with a corrupted workshop thumbnail image
  

Minor Changes

• Adjusted colors and other visual details per community feedback
  
• Improved handling of suspicious links in chat text
  
• Fixed small-mode UI not refreshing when new games are added to the library
  
• Fixed some UI selection issues when switching between downloads and games views
  

Mac OS X, Linux, and SteamOS

• Fixed frequent client crashes while playing peer-to-peer networking games
  
• Fixed client crashes when installing games or apps with many small files
  
• Improved client startup time and Steamworks API response time for games
  

Mac OS X only

• Fixed overlay compatibility issue with some games
  
• Fixed crash when displaying age-check and other dropdown menus in the client
  
• Fixed disconnections caused by OS X Mavericks putting Steam into "App Nap" mode, which prevents Steam from receiving chat and other network messages
  

Big Picture

• Fixed daisywheel text entry to continue generating capital letters while holding the left trigger
  
• Fixed a failure to capitalize the first word of a line when typing with daisywheel text entry
  
• Fixed some small memory leaks and decreased overall memory usage
  
• Fixed UI navigation errors in the friends invite panel for some users
  
• Fixed some navigation and transition issues in the profile and activity feed
  

In-Home Streaming

• Improved software decoder performance when using Intel QuickSync hardware encoding
  
• Fixed issue in the Windows DXVA decoder that could cause occasional black screen flashing
  
• Added Intel hardware decoding support using VAAPI on Linux and SteamOS. This requires the i386 intel-vaapi-driver package version 1.3.2 or newer to be installed on the client computer. This will be added to SteamOS in an upcoming update.
  

Virtual Reality Mode

• Enabled the Virtual Reality Mode menu option in more cases where it appears that the user has used VR before
  
• Added an item to the options menu to re-center the UI in front of the user
  
• Added error reports to make it easier for users to diagnose VR mode problems
  

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

General

• Updated desktop user interface styles, simplifying common controls and navigation elements, and neutralizing overall color palette to align with Steam web pages and Big Picture mode
  
• Major update of embedded web browser to increase performance, reliability, and to bring in various security fixes and functionality updates
  
• Work around to prevent duplicate key presses in some cases for games running inside Adobe AIR
  
• Don't delay content updates for games set to high priority
  
• Fixed in-game progress indicators for workshop downloads displaying incorrect percentages for compressed files
  
• Fixed mods and shortcuts not displaying their names correctly in the friends interface and server browser
  

Library

• Games can now be assigned to more than one category at a time
  
• Add "Hide this game in my library" functionality, accessible from the Set Categories menu. Games that are hidden will not show up in library filters except for a new filter called "Hidden", which will only appear once at least one game is marked as hidden. Hidden games are still available for play and will still appear on the user's profile.
  
• Add an "Uncategorized" filter in desktop library filter drop downs. This will appear when a user has at least one game in a category and at least one game that has no categories.
  
• In desktop library details, list, and small views, games can be multiply selected using shift-click and control-click and certain operations can be performed on the group
  
• Added install option to context menu for multiple selections
  
• When filtering by favorites or by owner, display only a single section instead of all the sections that the games are in.
  
• When adding a new category, scroll the category list to the bottom so we can see the category that was just added
  
• Added by-category filter options to the filter drop downs in all library views
  
• When switching between library views, remember the category of the game selected and retain it when possible
  
• In list view with game images selected, display the image on all instances of the game instead of only one
  
• Eliminate extraneous "Favorite" category when favorites are added from Set Categories instead of Add to Favorites
  
• Make type-to-search properly expand categories in list view. Better synchronize type to search between library views.
  
• Remove user categories from navigation bar hover menu. They are still available in the game filters drop-down in the library views.
  
• Add context menu to category headers in library views, containing "Expand All" and "Collapse All", and, in details/mini view, "Show/Hide Icons"
  
• Improve category collapse state synchronization between library views.
  
• Don't show hover effect on list items when a context menu is visible
  
• Add glow effect on hover to 2' library game filter button
  
• Retain selections when switching filters whenever possible
  
• Retain multiple selections when switching between details and list view
  
• Synchronize selection between main window library views and Small Mode.
  

Mac OS X

• This update ends support for Mac OS X 10.5
  
• Updated Big Picture to make use of the Spaces feature for full-screen mode
  
• On 10.9 and above ask the OS to prompt for Accessibility access to enable the overlay
  

Linux

• Updated Steam Runtime with support for newer compilers
  
• Added support for entering custom network settings in Big Picture
  
• Fixed audio being lost when alt-tabbing
  
• Fixed crash when doing a voice chat if you did not have a network connection
  
• Fixed launching SteamVR games
  

Big Picture

• Updated various visual styles across Big Picture including focus treatments
  
• Limit daisy wheel input to numeric entries where appropriate
  
• Improved gamepad navigation through checkout
  
• Fixed custom icons for streaming non-Steam games
  
• Fixed crash when enabling parental controls
  
• Fixed scroll bars disappearing on some EULA pages after scrolling to the left
  
• Fixed daisy wheel adding multiple periods after pressing space twice to end a sentence
  
• Fixed automatic capitalization getting stuck enabled in daisy wheel
  
• Fixed a bug preventing the user from changing payment methods if their stored credit card has expired
  
• Fixed crash on launching Big Picture if your PC has no sound card (or it is disabled)
  
• Fixed crash on game launch if you mashed the A button
  

In-Home Streaming

• Added support for NVIDIA hardware encoding for D3D9+ games on GeForce 650+ cards and the latest NVIDIA drivers. You can enable this by turning on hardware encoding in the advanced options on the host computer.
  
• Reset hardware encoding setting to default off, to minimize surprises now that NVIDIA encoding is available
  
• Added hardware accelerated decoding for Mac OS X 10.9 and 10.10
  
• Reset hardware decoding setting to default on for Windows and Linux, and default off for Mac OS X
  
• Improved software decoding performance for clients with multiple CPU cores
  
• Disabled vsync while streaming for a smoother capture framerate
  
• Fixed being able to scroll the right and bottom edges of a map in certain resolutions
  
• Fixed Steam crash streaming from a host with an i5-3450 CPU
  
• Fixed games detecting both local and streaming controllers; streaming controllers take precedence if they are connected.
  
• Fixed streaming games from Steam when it has been put in Windows XP compatibility mode
  
• Made it more clear that unlimited bandwidth increases latency and is not recommended
  

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.


Overlay

• Fix flickering, slow performance, or failure to display for the in-game overlay when running a 64-bit game via Big Picture
  

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.


General

• Fixed potential exploit reported in CVE-2014-4609
  

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.


General

• Fixed Korean text being cut off
  
• Fixed running same install script multiple times
  
• Use new Steam Community search page
  
• Improve library sorting and type-to-jump for games that start with "A" or "An".
  
• Eliminate duplicate library entries for games with separate Mac and PC app IDs
  
• Improve library sort order for certain game series
  

In-Game Overlay

• Fix performance issues or possible failure when subscribed to guides with very large images
  

Mac OS X

• Reduce CPU usage when Big Picture mode is running off-screen in an inactive Space
  

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

General

• Fixed in-game overlay sometimes not activating on first hot-key press after game launch
  
• Games can be preloaded to any available Steam Library folder
  
• Fixed downloading games in development
  
• Fixed some cases where Steam wasn't asking the user if they wanted to let the game update when re-launching after a game crash
  
• Fix "Recently Played" list generation
  
• Removed defunct “Media” filter from the library filter menu
  
• Added Tools to the Installed and Recently Played library lists
  
• Fixed a bug in the in-game overlay which could lead to a game crash in ShellExecute calls with unexpected parameters
  
• Changed in-game overlay to prefer first created and still in-use swapchain and avoid presenting on multiple swapchains at once
  
• Fixed memory issue and crash when voice API's were sent corrupt data, thanks to Luigi Auriemma from Revuln for the report
  
• Fix buffer overflow from malformed voice packets
  
• Fixed installing games with very large files from retail disc
  

Big Picture

• Added new library section for browsing and managing user screenshots
  
• Decreased sensitivity of trigger buttons for fast paging in library all games view
  
• Decreased sensitivity of analog triggers for mode switches in daisywheel text input
  
• Fixed hotkeys involving ctrl/alt/shift modifies not functioning in the in-game overlay as intended
  
• Windows: Ensure that we try to forcefully take window focus back on game exit, which deals with some cases where games with launchers could lead windows to restore focus to a random non-Steam window
  
• Windows: Performance improvements for the in-game overlay in D3D9ex, D3D10, D3D10.1, and D3D11 game
  
• Fix a case where the system context menu for the Big Picture window could be activated on game exit and input would then go to it rather than Big Picture
  
• Fix the Remove Friend and Block All Communication buttons in the Profile actions section to function
  
• Fix a rare crash during login inside of Big Picture if Steam is set to start up in Big Picture mode
  

In-Home Streaming

• Worked around a crash in the latest NVIDIA driver (337.88)
  
• Implemented brightness controls for games like Dark Souls II and Thief
  
• You can toggle windowed mode on the client with Alt-Enter and resize the streaming window
  
• Desktop shortcuts will stream games if they are currently available for streaming
  
• Added 2’ streaming EULA dialog so you don’t have to go to the remote computer to accept it after installing a game
  
• Fixed the menu bar showing on the client on Mac OS X 10.6
  
• Worked around NVIDIA driver crash when streaming games from laptops with NVIDIA GPUs
  
• Fixed the escape key canceling fullscreen mode on Mac OS X
  
• Fixed window size when leaving fullscreen mode on Mac OS X
  
• Streaming uses UDP ports 27031 and 27036 and TCP ports 27036 and 27037
  
• Implemented streaming controller support for games using the Unity engine
  
• Fixed black screen with some launchers when using the Windows 7 Basic theme
  
• Fixed "The streaming client exited unexpectedly (2)" in some cases where D3D9 and OpenGL aren’t available
  
• Added support for XInput based arcade sticks and wheels on Windows clients
  
• Added support for NVIDIA hardware encoding for D3D fullscreen games on GeForce 650+ cards and the latest beta NVIDIA driver (340.43)
  
• Enabled fast desktop capture on Optimus laptops with the latest beta NVIDIA driver
  

OSX

• Fixed a crash affecting some users running OS X Mavericks
  
• Fixed crash plugging and unplugging a game controller
  
• Fixed incorrectly ellipsizing strings in labels
  

Virtual Reality

• Added support for VR mode on Linux
  
• Added support for VR mode on OSX
  

A minor update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

In addition to all the features of the May 21 update, this update includes:

In-Home Streaming

• Improved visual stuttering/out-of-order video frames on certain hardware
  
• Fixed a cause of all-black video streams related to specific Wi-Fi routers
  

Find out more about the new In-Home Streaming feature at http://steampowered.com/streaming


General

• Fixed some reported crashes in the Steam client
  
• Improved compatibility with old CPUs that do not support SSE2 (Windows only)